Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa
Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for navies of African states.
Enlisted
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Algerian National Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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No equivalent |  |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer 3rd class | Petty officer 2nd class | Seaman 1st class | Seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Angolan Navy |
No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sargento-maior | Sargento-ajudante | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Cabo | Primeiro-marinheiro | Grumete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Botswana |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Burkina Faso |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Burundi |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cameroon Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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| Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal |
Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre |
Chief Petty Officer Maitre |
Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe |
Seaman Matelot de 1ere classe |
Seaman Apprentice Matelot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cape Verdean Coast Guard |
No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sargento-mor | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-principal | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Sargento | Furriel | Cabo-principal | Cabo de secção | Cabo-adjunto | Primeiro-cabo | Segundo-cabo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Central African Republic |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chad |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Comoros |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Navy of the DR Congo |
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No equivalent |  |
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No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Warrant Officer Maître Chef Principal |
Warrant Officer Class I Premier Maître Chef |
Warrant Officer Class II Maître Chef |
Chief petty officer Premier Maître |
Petty officer first class Second Maître |
Petty officer Maître |
Petty officer second class Quartier Maître |
First seaman Premier Matelot |
Second seaman Second Matelot |
Seaman Matelot |
Seaman recruit Recrue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Congolese Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal |
Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre |
Chief Petty Officer Maitre |
Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe |
Seaman Matelot brevet |
Seaman Apprentice Matelot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Djiboutian Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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| Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal |
Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre |
Chief Petty Officer Maitre |
Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe |
Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet |
Seaman Matelot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Egyptian Navy |
No equivalent |  |
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No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer | Leading Seaman | Able Seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول) |
Mosa'id (مساعد) |
Raqib awwal (رقيب أول) |
Raqib (رقيب) |
'arif (عريف) |
Jondi (جندي) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gabonese Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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| Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Maitre-principal major |
Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal |
Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre |
Chief Petty Officer Maitre |
Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe |
Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet |
Seaman Matelot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana Navy |
No equivalent |
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No equivalent | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer First Class | Petty officer second class | Leading Seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary Seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Navy of Ivory Coast |
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No equivalent |  |
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| Major Petty Officer Maitre-principal Major |
Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal |
Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre |
Chief Petty Officer Maitre |
Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe |
Seaman 1st Class Matelot de 1ere classe |
Seaman Matelot de 2eme classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya Navy |
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No equivalent | No equivalent | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Senior Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private (or equivalent) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Liberian National Coast Guard |
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No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Chief Petty Officer | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer First Class | Petty Officer Second Class | Petty Officer Third Class | Seaman | Seaman Apprentice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Madagascar Navy |
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No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Master Maître-principal |
First Master Premier-maître |
Master Maître |
Petty Officer Higher Class Second-maître de Hors classe |
Second master 1st class Second-maître de 1re classe |
Second master 2nd class Second-maître de 2e classe |
Quarter master 1st class Quartier-maître de 1re classe |
Quarter master 2nd class Quartier-maître de 2e classe |
Seaman 1st class Matelot de 1re classe |
Seaman 2nd class Matelot de 2e classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mali |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mauritanian Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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No equivalent |  |
No equivalent |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal |
Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre |
Chief Petty Officer Maitre |
Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre |
Seaman Matelot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mauritius |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Royal Moroccan Navy |
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No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Second-Maître de 1ère classe |
Second-Maître de 2ème classe |
Quartier-maître de 1ère classe |
Quartier-maître de 2ème classe |
Matelot de 1ère classe |
Matelot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mozambique Naval Command |
No equivalent |
No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Chief Petty Officer Intendente |
Petty Officer 1st Class Primeiro-sargento |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Segundo-sargento |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Primeiro Cabo |
Seaman 1st Class Segundo Cabo |
Seaman Marinheiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Namibian Navy |
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No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer | Leading Seaman | Able Seaman | Seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Niger |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nigerian Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy Warrant Officer | Master Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | Ordinary seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rwanda |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Senegal Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal |
Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre |
Chief Petty Officer Maitre |
Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe |
Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet |
Seaman Matelot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Somali Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Warrant Officer Musharax Sarkaal |
Warrant Officer Class 3 Sadex Xarígle |
Warrant Officer Class 2 Laba Xarígle |
Warrant Officer Class 1 Xarígle |
Petty officer, first class Sadex Alífle |
Petty officer, second class Laba Alífle |
Leading seaman Alífle |
Seaman Dable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 South African Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Sudan |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sudanese Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Musaid awwal |
Musaid |
Raqib awwal |
Raqib |
Arif |
Wakil arif |
Jundi |
Mustajidd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Swaziland |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tanzania Naval Command |
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No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class 1 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza |
Warrant Officer Class 2 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili |
Chief petty officer Sajinitaji |
Petty officer, first class Sajenti |
Petty officer, second class Koplo |
Leading seaman Koplo Usu |
Seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Togolese Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal |
Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre |
Chief Petty Officer Maitre |
Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe |
Seaman Matelot brevet |
Seaman Apprentice Matelot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia Navy |
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No equivalent |  |
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| Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Second-Maître de 1ère classe | Second-Maître de 2ème classe | Quartier-maître de 1ère classe | Quartier-maître de 2ème classe | Matelot breveté | Matelot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uganda |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zambia |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe |
No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
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